Vurpăr

Vurpăr
Commune
Coat of arms
Location in Sibiu County
Vurpăr Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°53′48″N 24°20′36″E / 45.89667°N 24.34333°E / 45.89667; 24.34333
Country	Romania
County	Sibiu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Liviu Toma (PER)
Area	71.74 km2 (27.70 sq mi)
Elevation	475 m (1,558 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	2,778
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	557295
Area code	(+40) 02 69
Vehicle reg.	SB
Website	www.vurpar.com

Vurpăr (German: Burgberg; Hungarian: Vurpód) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, central Romania. It is composed of a single village, Vurpăr.

It lies on the Transylvanian Plateau in the central part of the county, 28 km (17 mi) northeast of the county seat of Sibiu. In 2002, it had 2,359 inhabitants, of whom 1,298 were Romanians, 1010 Romani, 50 Germans (namely Transylvanian Saxons, and 1 other. Of those, 2,154 were Romanian Orthodox, 29 were Lutheran, and most of the rest belonged to newer Protestant faiths.

Germans were long dominant in Burgberg, which was founded in the 13th century. Most of the commune's residents, who are governed by a mayor and a council, work in agriculture.

The Vurpăr railway station was the terminus of the Vurpăr branch line of the Agnita railway line. It still exists, along with the track, which has been protected.

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